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Table 1 Summary of attributes and levels

From: Household preferences and willingness to pay for health insurance in Kampala City: a discrete choice experiment

Attribute

Description

Regression label

Non-slum community

Slum community

Levels

Levels

Premiumsa

The yearly cost of the health insurance plan

Premiums

1. UGX 100,000 (USD 26.7)

2. UGX 200,000 (USD 53.3)

3. UGX 300,000 (USD 80.0)

1. UGX 20,000 (USD 5.3)

2. UGX 50,000 (USD 13.3)

3. UGX 100,000 (USD 26.7)

Providersb

The kind of health providers from which households will receive services

1. Private

2. Both

3. Reference level

1. Private providers only

2. Public and private providers

3. Public providers

1. Private providers only

2. Public and private providers

3. Public providers

Enrollmentc

The type and number of family members that health insurance is responsible for

1. Restrict

2. Extend

3. Reference level

1. Restricted enrollment of children to 3

2. Extended family

3.Unrestricted enrollment of children

1. Restricted enrollment of children to 3

2. Extended family

3. Unrestricted enrollment of children

Health Service benefits packageds

The type of health services covered by the health insurance plan

1. Simple

2. Reference level

3. Comprehensive

1. Simple service benefits package

2. Moderate service benefits package

3. Comprehensive service benefits package

1. Simple service benefits package

2. Moderate service benefits package

3. Comprehensive service benefits package

  1. a1 USD = 3750 UGX (April 2020 exchange rate)
  2. bPublic providers include health facilities that are owned by the government; private providers include health facilities that are owned by private individuals and faith-based organizations
  3. cRestricted enrollment of children includes parents and only three children; unrestricted enrollment of children includes parents with no restrictions on the number of children and; the extended family includes children, their parents, and grandparents
  4. dSimple service benefits package includes primary health care diseases, minor surgeries, ANC, family planning; moderate service benefits package includes chronic illnesses for example asthma, hypertension, and diabetes, major surgeries including caesarian sections and; comprehensive service benefits package includes cancers, advanced kidney diseases, heart surgeries, neurosurgeries, ICU, and special care units